Karikatuur van Gilbert du Motier, markies de la Fayette, tijdens een nachtmerrie by Honoré Daumier

Karikatuur van Gilbert du Motier, markies de la Fayette, tijdens een nachtmerrie 1832

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light pencil work

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"Karikatuur van Gilbert du Motier, markies de la Fayette, tijdens een nachtmerrie" (Caricature of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, during a nightmare) is a lithograph by Honoré Daumier from 1832. The satirical image depicts Lafayette asleep on a couch, his head resting on a pear, with a framed image of him as a young man in the background. Daumier's caricature criticizes Lafayette's age and declining power, juxtaposing his past glory with his current, sleep-ridden state. The print is a testament to Daumier's keen eye for political satire and his mastery of lithography, a technique that allowed for wide circulation of his sharp social commentary. The lithograph is currently on display at the Rijksmuseum.

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